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1h agoDCC Extends Arqiva’s Northern Smart Meter Network To 2037, Sensus To Supply New Base Stations 1h agoOman Water Ministry Signs Nama Deal For LoRaWAN Smart Meters On 1,000 Groundwater Wells 5h agoVia Verde Opens 12-Point, 400 kW Ultra-Fast Charging Hub in Portugal 20h agoRematics Runs Waste-Recognition Cameras On 70+ Collection Trucks As MOBA-Backed Pilots Expand 20h agoSuez And Cornerstone Host Wize Water Meter Network On 100 UK Mobile Towers 20h agoTIM Brasil And Smart Luz To Connect Over 12,000 Rio de Janeiro Lighting-Pole Cameras Over 5G 21h agoAbertis Opens €40,000 Safe Road Operations Challenge To Protect Road Workers 21h ago450connect Equips 712 LTE450 Radio Sites With Inexogy Smart Meters In Germany 21h agoSEWA Installs Over 3,200 Smart Electricity Meters In Sharjah And Replaces 1,600 In Q3 2026 8 NovIntellihub Acquires Taggle Systems For A$50M To Add Water Metering Network And Aqualus Software

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1 Nov Environmental Monitoring£15.4m Boost for England’s Road Weather Stations

National Highways invests £15.4m to upgrade 125 road weather stations and add 100 more across England to improve safety and maintenance operations.

1 Nov IoT NetworksDrei and Actility Enhance Austria’s IoT with LoRaWAN

Drei partners with Actility to run Austria's public LoRaWAN network for over 4 million users, expanding IoT connectivity across utilities and cities.

1 Nov EnergyEversource’s $620 Million Smart Meter Upgrade in Connecticut

Eversource deploys over 1.2 million smart meters across Connecticut in a $620 million plan to replace outdated AMR drive-by read meters.

1 Nov Mobility and TrafficOakland County Secures $2M for Smart Intersection Safety Study

The Oakland County Road Commission secures a $2 million grant to study a connected vehicle system using sensors to alert drivers and pedestrians.

1 Nov Mobility and TrafficUSDOT Announces $40M Grant for V2X Technology

The USDOT opens a $40 million grant to deploy V2X technology across the US, aiming to boost road safety and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication.

1 Nov Mobility and TrafficCalifornia DMV Halts GM’s Cruise Testing Amid Safety Concerns

California’s DMV suspends GM Cruise from testing driverless cars on state roads over safety risks following accidents and technology claims.

1 Nov EnergyRhizome Raises $2.5M for Climate Resilience in Power Grids

Rhizome raises $2.5 million and partners with Seattle City Light and Vermont Electric Power Company to forecast climate impacts on power grids.

1 Nov Smart CityNaver to Build Digital Twins of Five Saudi Cities for Vision 2030

Naver secures a $100 million deal to build digital twins of five Saudi cities, aiming to improve urban infrastructure and model disaster scenarios.

25 Oct Mobility and TrafficHayden AI Secures $53M for Global Expansion

Hayden AI raises $53M in Series B funding led by the Drawdown Fund. The firm will use the capital to expand its traffic enforcement…

25 Oct EV ChargingSaudi Arabia Launches Major EV Charging Venture for Vision 2030

Saudi Arabia's PIF and SEC launch a venture to install over 5,000 fast EV chargers across the kingdom by 2030 to build local infrastructure.

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